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Barnside Farm – Becoming Organic, Rotational Grazing, and Mob Grazing
Type: Podcast
In this podcast SAC Consultant Malcolm MacDonald caught up with Charley and Andrea Walker from Barnside Farm. They discussed their farming system, why they became organic, rotational grazing and mob…
Bouncing Forward From A Crisis
Topic: Personal Resilience [SP.YY.PR], Personal Resilience [BE.YY.PR], Beef Cattle, New Entrants, Sheep, Rural Business, Discussion Groups
Type: Video
Farming is a high pressure industry and while the lifestyle is great, at times of great uncertainty it is easy to become overwhelmed. With the challenges of Brexit and now…
A Conversation with Hannah Jackson: The Red Shepherdess
Type: Podcast
SAC Consultant Mary-Jane Lawrie speaks with Hannah Jackson, who has become something of a farming celebrity. Hannah has a wealth of advice to offer new entrants, and tells her story about…
Farm Tour: Barnside Farm
Type: Video
Farm Management Handbook 2020/21
Topic: Nutrition, Business Tools, Crop Health, Biodiversity, Grassland, Soils, Crofts & Small Farms, Women in Agriculture, Climate Change, Brexit, Organics, Beef Cattle, Water Management, Farm Woodland, Common Grazings, Dairy Cattle, New Entrants, Honeybee Group, Sheep, Smallholders, Pigs, Livestock, Chickens, Crops and Soils, Island & Remote Business Group, Environment, Rural Business, Discussion Groups
Type: Farm Management Handbook
The 41st edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, rural professionals, students…
Women in Agriculture: Webinar – Top Tips for Tupping
Type: Video
Would your tups pass a MOT? Are you risking buying in diseases and problems? Are you on track for a good breeding season and good lambing in 2021?…
AgriBusiness News October 2020
Type: Agribusiness News
The October 2020 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to download and read on the FAS website. Along with the regular articles on policy, cereals, beef, potatoes, sheep and…
Podcast: Improve your social media presence. Featuring: Lucy Tile from Bairnkine Farm
Type: Podcast
Women in agriculture groups across Scotland recently participated in a social media presence webinar as part of the farm advisory service. The groups were joined by SAC consulting social media…
Podcast: NE Organic Discussion Group with Mary Young and David McClelland
Type: Podcast
In this podcast Malcolm Macdonald talked to SAC Nutritionist Mary Young and Norvite Technical Director David McClelland about minerals in ruminant rations. This included an overview of the major minerals…
Starting A Farming Business And Growing Crops For The First Time – A Conversation with Patrick Laurie
Topic: Crop Health, Crofts & Small Farms, Crops and Soils, Environment, Rural Business, Discussion Groups
Type: Podcast
Patrick Laurie, Galloway based author of ‘Native’ speaks to Janette Sutherland in Skye about his book. They discuss his starting a farming business and growing crops for the first time. …
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